Proper baseline workup should be initiated before referring patients with incidental pituitary adenomas to a specialist. The initial workup includes imaging, blood work to determine if the pituitary ...

I have a 23-year-old female patient with a history of menstrual irregularities, but without visual disturbances or headache. An NMR showed a pituitary adenoma. The neurosurgeon she was referred to is ...

A recent Finnish study identifies a low-penetrance gene defect which predisposes carriers to intracranial tumors called pituitary adenomas. In particular individuals carrying the gene defect are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An international panel reached consensus for pre- and postoperative endocrine testing to manage adults ...

Pituitary tumors usually arise in the anterior pituitary gland, and the vast majority of these tumors are benign pituitary adenomas. The pituitary gland is normally about the size of a pea and it sits ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 178 studies analyzing transsphenoidal intervention for a pituitary adenoma, 56% reported on baseline ...

Patients with TSH-secreting adenomas have lower bone mineral density than euthyroid individuals, but surgery lowers levels of ...